Spooky Semantics

Need a fun activity for speech today? Try Spooky Semantics from my TpT shop. Trick or Treat. 

Expand These Words by Naming Their SYNONYM, ANTONYM, and RHYMING Match. 

The Spooks are Counting on You!

One of the Top Ten Characteristics of Vocabulary Instruction is to focus on synonyms and antonyms. This activity targets this skill. Additionally, Common Core Standard L.5 for fourth and fifth grade will be addressed in this activity. Your students will demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

With these 44 stimulus cards and 14 ghost cards, students have the opportunity to practice and learn synonyms, antonyms wand rhyming words. This activity will help them to distinguish between these three concepts and work to build their semantic knowledge. Here are some of the cards you will get in this set. 

In addition, synonym, antonym and rhyme definition charts are provided and can be used for direct instruction before the game begins. They can also provide a visual reminder to students as to how they are supposed to answer on their turn.

  
A variety of games can be played with these cards:

1. Cards can be used for an open-ended task (where students draw one card at a time and provide a synonym, antonym, and/or rhyme).
2. Cards can be placed in the center of the table. Each player takes a turn drawing a card. They provide a synonym, antonym and/or rhyme and keep the card. If they pull a ghost card, they must put all of their cards back in the pile. Whoever has the most cards at the end of the game is the winner. 

These cards will look best in color, but are still fun when printed in grayscale. Print onto cardstock and laminate to use them again and again. Also, laminate the synonym, antonym and rhyme definition charts. 

An answer key has also been provided. I have listed some suggested answers. There may be even more! During therapy, I sometimes have trouble coming up with answers for some of the synonyms, antonyms or rhymes, so I thought this would help you feel confident during the activity!

I used a few of my favorite clip-art sources to make this set: 




 

Their stuff is super adorable! 

I hope you have fun with my latest creation. I know my students sure did!